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    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by jascar, Feb 28, 2011.

  1. jascar

    jascar Newbie

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    im looking for a decent gaming laptop dont really wanna pay for the alienware name i really only play WoW and like Eve online what would u guys advise? I like the alienware but i like the XPS price any real difference?i have a Gateway P-6860FX and loved it but it is dying and very hard to find parts.
     
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    killaz05 Notebook Evangelist

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    The XPS will be more than adequate for what you want to do. I have no problems running WoW or any of the pretty new games. GTAIV, Call of Duty:Modern Warfare2, Batman: Arkham Asylam, all run very smoothly without any issues.
     
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    Neubeehunhun Notebook Evangelist

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    XPS is fine if you don't mind the mediocre GPU, though it's fine playing most games, just not at the highest setting and FPS.

    Asus g73/g53 are great if you want a alienware-like rig.
     
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  4. RoosterRed

    RoosterRed ---"Laughing Man"---

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    For what your wanting to do, and the fact you did post on a dell dedicated forum, the XPS line is your best bet,
    I have the L701x and both work fine, WOW and for me SCII works great on highest settings with no lag. the GPU gets crapped on but it's fine. believe me I know, I did enough research( see link)
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    The Best Nvidia driver 435M/445M
     
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    mark7402 Notebook Consultant

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    I agree with above. I also have the L701x and it is fine for gaming on high settings just may struggle with max on some although I am yet to see any lag. If you can wait a while it may be worth seeing how the L702x pans out when others have received theirs as the prices look good.

    If you want to hook up to a large screen TV like I do then maybe you don't need the 1080 screen and if you want a little more portability the new L502x might suit you.
     
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